The Holistic Touch - End of Life Doula

01/03/2026

Thank you for those who have contacted me recently. Unfortunately I have relocated to Tasmania from Townsville. My current employment (working with many wonderful doctors) leaves me no time to pursue end of life doula work.

11/07/2024

Hopefully these words may help someone today or in the future…

27/05/2023

This is a brilliant app…

03/03/2023

18/09/2022

YOU DON’T JUST LOSE SOMEONE ONCE

You lose them over and over,
sometimes many times a day.
When the loss, momentarily forgotten,
creeps up,
and attacks you from behind.
Fresh waves of grief as the realisation hits home,
they are gone.
Again.

You don’t just lose someone once,
you lose them every time you open your eyes to a new dawn,
and as you awaken,
so does your memory,
so does the jolting bolt of lightning that rips into your heart,
they are gone.
Again.

Losing someone is a journey,
not a one-off.
There is no end to the loss,
there is only a learned skill on how to stay afloat,
when it washes over.

Be kind to those who are sailing this stormy sea,
they have a journey ahead of them,
and a daily shock to the system each time they realise,
they are gone,
Again.

You don’t just lose someone once,
you lose them every day,

for a lifetime.

Donna Ashworth
From ‘I wish I knew’ https://amzn.to/3JVMJlZ

Art by Kenneth Crane

18/03/2022

Another brilliant message...

My friend Donna shared this today. Love the work of Brene Brown.
This is so powerful.

07/11/2021

I’m moving out of Townsville to Tasmania. I’d highly recommend any Townsvillian’s to attend - no matter whether you or your loved ones are dealing with any life limiting illnesses. These conversations need to occur way before then.

https://ccctsv23nov.eventbrite.com.au/

08/10/2021

I love the analogy of this...

THE TRAIN:
At birth we boarded the train and met our parents, and we believe they will always travel by our side. As time goes by, other people will board the train; and they will be significant i.e. our siblings, friends, children, strangers and even the love of your life. However, at some station our parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone. Others will step down over time and leave a permanent vacuum. Some, however, will go so unnoticed that we don't realize they vacated their seats. This train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos, goodbyes, and farewells. Success consists of having a good relationship with all passengers requiring that we give the best of ourselves.
The mystery to everyone is: We do not know at which station we ourselves will step down. So, we must live in the best way, love, forgive, and offer the best of who we are. It is important to do this because when the time comes for us to step down and leave our seat empty we should leave behind beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life.
I wish you a joyful journey for the coming years on your train of life. Reap success, give lots of love and be happy. More importantly, thank God for the journey!
Lastly, I want to thank you for being one of the passengers on my train! ❤️